“ Who  taught  milliohs  to  read  but  not  one  to 


*^Onty’nif>o  men  have  stood  on  ^ew  ,' 
s its  discoverer,  and  Washingi^iti  si. 
; 'these  thgeemake  ourJrkkUy  ff  far  ;.y- 


'^est  Connectteut,  Outobeir 

id  gr?  ^Dg  fq|ir  yeaiw^iiter,  coiii* 
■ <Hcto  1-teaching.  I»  1783,  he 

; he  was  the  ftothor 
q mlij  T treatise^; 

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d|p3i  V,.//^a  on  the  S28th"of 

A’  ‘ l remembered  by 
‘»V  "ilrioua  lexicogra- 
•/  tot  ime  *n  tin," 


TUK  PTCTORTAT.  f^niTOOL  PRlMEtl. 


THE  PlCTOiilAL  SCHOOL  PRIMER. 


Clock, 


En-ffine 


Globe 


T'lE  PrCTORIAL  SCHOOL  PRIMEE. 


Kettle 


Lobster 


Thistle 


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THE  PICTORIAL  SCHOOL  PRIMER. 


Letter 


Letter 


TTTTC  riCTOr.IAX.  SCHOOL  PRIMER. 


Hen  and  chickens  [li 
Hawk.  Tree. 

House.  Dish. 

Little  Jane  was  M 
a good  girL 

She  gave  food 
to  the  chicks. 

The  old  hen  saw^ 
the  hawk. 

The  chicks  ran 
under  her  wings. 

They  were  then 
safe  from  harm. 


Come  here,  chick,  chick,  and  get  your  break-fast, 
LESSON  IN  TWO  LETTERS. 


1 

ba 

da 

nsL 

me 

el>  : 

be 

ce 

de 

ne 

mi 

M ! 

■ ' lb  \ 

bi 

1 

ci 

di 

ni 

mo 

gi 

f'J'  1 

Oh  i 

j 

bo 

CO 

do 

no 

mu 

g^ 

it 

bu 

cu 

du 

nu 

my 

g« 

! . - 

i>y 

ey 

dy 

am 

gy 

i 


THK  PTOTORTAL  SCHOOL  PRIMER, 


Girls.  Books. 
Bench.  Bird. 
Vine.  Doll. 
House.  Trees. 

Susan  Kindly 
was  a Christian. 

She  loved  to 
help  the  poor. 

She  bought  the 
orphan  a book, 
And  taught  her 
to  read, 

That  she  might 
love  the  Bible. 


THE  PICTOEIAE  SCHOOL  PEIMEE. 


Gate.  Bars. 
Step.  Flow-ers. 
Trees.  Leaves. 

Ellen  and  Lucy 
love  to  play. 

But  far  from 
home  they  ■will 
not  stray. 

See  them  at 
the  gate. 

They  run  af-ter 
the  lit-tle  birrls.  - 
But  will  not 
hurt  them. 


Quick,  quick,  Lucy  ! there  it  goes  ! there  ! 


LESSON  IN  THREE  LETTERS, 


'^pia 

sla 

da 

bra 

pra 

gra 

,sle 

de 

bre 

pro 

gre 

di 

bri 

pri 

gri 

' \ 

do 

bro 

pro 

gro 

dll 

bru 

>ru 

1 

grii 

>o- 

frii 

tv  > i 

pa 

thf  PTn'poR 


'Ijv/ X\y/  XA  \ f -ill  Ti  r I V-/  1 V /rv  I J\.  J 


THE  PTOTORTAT,  SClfOOL  PRIMER. 


Boy.  Girls.  Dog. 
Book.  Pic-ture. 
Cross  Girl. 

John  wants;  to 
teach  his  dog  to 
read. 

Laura  holds  the 
book. 

They  were  all 
hap-py  at  play, 
Till  a cross 
girl  came 

When  they  all 
ran  a-way. 


Cross  Mag  came  in  and  broke  up  their  play. 
LESSON  IN  THREE  LETTERS. 


big  ! bog  I can 


THE  FICTOKLAX  SCHOOL  PEIMER. 


Fan.  Basket. 
Rocks.  Boy. 
Girl.  Hat.  Child. 
Here  is  a proud 


The  Bible  says,  Pride  goes  be-fore  a fall, 


LESSON  IN  FOUR  LETTERS, 


core 


bend 

bide 

bind 

boat 

lend 

hide 

find 

coat 

mend 

ride 

hind 

doat 

send 

side 

mind 

goat 

cane 

cape 

cold 

crow 

lane 

gape 

fold 

grow 

THE  PICTOKIAL  SCHOOL  PKIMER. 

Sofa.  Draw-crs. 
Cask-et.  Cat. 

Here  is  a lovc-ly 
yoimg  miss. 

All  that  know 
her  praise  her. 
Why  do  they 
praise  her? 

I will  tell  you. 
She  is  meek 
and  sweet  in  all 
her  ways. 

She  is  gen-tle 
and  kind  in  all 
she  says. 

The  Bi-ble  tells  me  I must  hon-or  my  pa-rents. 


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LESSON  IN  FOUR  LETTERS. 


back  1 

band 

bank 

bard 

beat 

j cuii 

jack 

hand 

hank 

hard 

feat 

dull 

1 

pack 

land 

rank 

card 

meat 

hull 

1 

sack 

1 

sand 

1 

tank 

yard 

'Seat 

lull 

1 

bom 

both 

bows 

bray 

buck 

gull 

corn 

doth 

cows 

dray 

duck 

mull 

k 


i'i 


This  boy  loves 
his  book. 

Ho  will  be  wise 
and  rich,  in  all  the 
good  things  of  this 
world. 

He  ris-es  with  the 
lark,  at  the  dawn 
of  day, 

Studies  well  his 
lesson,  then  off  he 
goes  to  play 


The  good  boy  that  be-came  a wise  man. 


LESSON  IN  TWO  SYLLABLES. 


Art-ful 

Ba-by 

; Ca-ble 

13i-et 

Ea-ger 

ar-tist 

ba-ker 

can-cel 

dol-lar 

ea-gle 

art-less 

bar-ley 

ca-pon 

di-al 

ear-ly 

ash-es 

bar-ter 

car-ffo 

dro-ver 

ed-dy 

at-ljis 

bar-re] 

car-pet 

dul-cet 

el-bow 

at-tic 

bat-tie 

car-rot 

dai-ly 

el-der 

au-thor 

bet-ter 

car-ter 

du-ty 

en-vy 

aw-fiil 

bit-ter 

cat-tie 

dea-ler 

er-ror 

ax-is . 

but-ter 

ce-dar 

dit-to 

ex-ilo 

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THE  ITCTOEIAL  SCHOOL  TEIMEE, 


Ann  a-rose  in  the 
morn-ing, 

She  knelt  down 
and  pray-ed  to  the 
great  God, 

That  He  would 
bless  her  pa-rents 
dear, 

Al-so  her  friends 
both  far  and  near, 
And  as  her  guide 
al-ways  ap-pear. 


0 syllables, 


In  the  morning, 


LESSON  IN 


Faith-ful 

Gar-ment 

Hail-stone 

Ice-honse 

faint-ness 

glean-ing 

ham-mer 

im-pulse 

false-hood 

glim-mer 

hand-ful 

1 in-cense 

far-thing 

grace-ful 

hard-ship 

in-sight 

fawn-ing 

gram-mar 

hope-ful 

in-voico 

fea-tures 

grate-ful 

hot-house 

in-ward 

fear-less 

grap-ple 

heed-less 

in-step 

fool-ish 

great-ness 

hum-ble 

ink-stand 

fore-head 

gran-deur 

hun-ger 

im-post 

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This  boy  has  cut 
bis  hand  sadly. 

He  would  have 
his  own  way. 

His  aunt  told  him 
he  must  not  take 
the  car-ving  knife. 

But  he  took  the 
knife  to  make  his 
boat, 

And  so  he  cut 
his  hand. 


DIS-O-BE-DI-ENCE  PUN-ISH-ED. 


LESSON  IN  THREE  SYLLABLES. 


Ab-so-lute 

Bar-on-et 

Car-di-nal 

Daf-fo-dil 

ac-ci-dent 

bar-ris-ter 

cen-tu-ry 

dec-o-rate 

ac-tu-al 

bat-te-ry 

cir-cu-lar 

de-cent-ly 

ad-mi-ral 

ben-e-fit 

clas-si-cal 

du-te-ous 

ad-vo-cate 

bot-a-nist 

cot-ta-ger 

dil-i-gent 

al-ti-tude 

but-ter-dy 

cov-er-ing 

dig-ni-ty 

am-nes-ty 

bril-li-ant 

cor-po-ral 

dow-a-ger 

an-ti-dote 

ben-e-fice 

cul-ti-vate 

dra-pe-ry 

ap-pe-tite 

bri-be-ry 

cus-to-dy 

dis-si-pate 

THE  PlCrrOlilAL  SCHOOL  PRIMER. 


Do  look,  and  see 
this  wick-ed  girl ! 

She  is  stealing 
fruit  from  a poor 
old  wo-man. 

She  will  sure-ly 
come  to  shame. 

She  thinks  no- 
bo-dy  sees  her, 
God  sees  her  do 
it,  for  he  knows 
all  things. 


THE  EYES  OF  GOD  ARE  ON  ALL  OUR  WAYS. 
LESSON  IN  FOUR  SYLLABLES. 


^ Ac-cu-ra-cy 

Beau-ti-ful-ly 

Ded-i-ca-ted 

i ad-mi-ra-ble 

boun-ti-ful-ly 

des-pi-ca-blo 

1 ag-gra-va-ted 

bril-li-an-cy 

dif-fer-ent-ly 

j ad-mi-ral-ty 

Char-i-ta-ble 

dil-i-gent-ly 

I an-i-ma-ted 

cir-cu-la-ted 

El-e-gant-ly 

^ an-ti-qua-ted 

com-fort-a-ble 

em-i-nent-ly 

1 ar-ro-gan-cy 

cul-ti-va-tor 

ex-cel-len-cy 

1 ad-ver-sa-ry 

cu-ri-ous-ly 

el-o-quent-ly 

\ am-i-ca-ble 

cor-po-ral-ly 

es-ti-ma-ble 

V Man  must  die 

' Dp  no  harm 

Love  jour  book 
'i|  Sing  rny  hymn 

i'l  Go  to  church 

[I  And  sit  still 


TIIR  PTflTOT?. 


''Ky’XZ^i)  C PICTORTAL  SCHOOL  PETMEE. 


Hon-ey  comb.  Queen  Bee.  Drone 
Bee.  Honey  Bee. 


LESSON  IN  SPELLING  AND  READING. 


covT  has  horns 
ship  has  sails 
boy  ran  home 
bird  doth  sing 
bark 


A cow  has  horns. 
A ship  has  sails. 
A boy  ran  home. 
A bird  doth  sing. 
A dog  can  bark. 


Man  must  die.  ‘ 
Do  no  harm.  i 
Love  your  book. 
Sing  my  hymn,  f 
Go  to  church. 

And  sit  still. 


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THE  PICTORIAL  SCHOOL  PRIMER. 


|1  Dra-goa  fly.  Cat-er-pil-lar.  Bee-ties.  Spi-der,  flltl 
‘I  But-ter-flies,  Grass-hop-per.  Hive. 

Ill  Swarm  of  Bees. 


LESSON  IN  SPELLING  AND  READING. 


shun 

a,U 

bad 

boys 

bad 

boys 

do 

harm 

mind 

what 

is 

said 

the 

tide 

runs 

out 

put 

up 

my 

box 

shun  all  bad  boys*, 
bad  boys  do  harm, 
mind  what  is  said, 
the  tide  runs  out. 
put  up  my  box. 


Mother,  mother,  give  me  little  Rosa ! 


orge  was  a kind  hearted  boy. 
He  loved  his  little  sister  Rosa. 

He  left  his  play  to  tend  her. 

It  pleased  him  to  make  her  happy. 
He  took  her  in  the  garden, 

And  gave  her  pretty  flowers. 
Who  would  not  love  George  ? 


The  fox. 

The  fox  has  a long  tail. 

He  will  eat  a bird. 

He  will  go  in  the  yard  and  kill  a 
goose,  and  run  off  with  it. 


THE  PICTORIAI-  SCWJOL  PRIMER. 


Hen  and  Chick-ens. 


Goose  and  Gos-lmgs, 


Sheep  and  Lamb, 


J svA  good  child  will  love  its  pa-rents.  God  com- 
mands chil-dren  to  be  du-ti-ful  to  their  fa-ther 
p and  mo-ther,  and  to  o-bey  them  ii^  a.11  things. 


THE  PICTOKIAL  SCHOOL  PKIMEE. 


Grand-ma  ! Grand-ma ! I’ve  good  news  to  tell, 


l^harles  was  a good  boy. 

He  lived  in  the  country. 

In  a pretty  white  house. 

He  heard  his  uncle  coming. 
He  ran  to  tell  his  Grand-ma. 
For  he  loved  her  very  much. 
She  taught  him  to  fear  God. 
Which  is  the  best  of  wisdom 


Here  is  a rat.  Go  call  the  cat. 
Puss,  puss,  come  here,  and  loc*k 
For  it  is  he  that  eat  my  book. 


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THE  riCTOKIAL  SCHOOL  PEIMEK. 


Wood-cock, 


Crane. 


-min-g-o. 


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THE  PICTORlAr,  SCHOOL  PRIMEE. 


0,  mamma,  mamma,  give  me  dolly ! 


ij  The  mother  has  returned  home,  (i 
If  She  opens  the  basket,  and  what  WJ 
rj  do  you  think  she  has  in  it  ? vf 

||  Why,  a doll,  a neat  little  doll ! f| 
||  It  was  for  Anna,  who  had  been  |j 
J||  sleeping  with  puss  on  the  grass.  11 


Tlie  goldfinch  sits  on  a tree. 
It  sings  in  the  morning. 

And  makes  the  -wood’s  ring. 
It  is  wicked  to  rob  their  nest, 
God  made  them  to  sing  and 
be  happy. 


EMMA  TEACHING  HER  LITTLE  DOG  TRUSTY, 


Be  qui-et,  good  Tras-ty, 

See  how  still  you  can  be, 
For  I’ve  come  to  teach  you 
Your  ABC. 


Tom  says  you  can’t  learn, 
But  fa-ther  says,  he 
Saw  a lit-tle  deg  once 
That  knew  ABC. 


The  lit-tle  bu-sy  bee 

Doth  sing  and  work  all  day, 
And  teach-es  you  and  me, 

To  work  as  well  as  play. 


LITTLE  CHARLEY  LOOKING  FOR  Ills  KITTEN. 

‘ Where  is  my  lit-tle  Kit-ty  gone  V 
Said  Char-ley  boy  one  day, 

‘ I guess  some  Ht-tle  boy  or  girl 
Has  ta-ken  her  a-way. 

‘ Oh  mo-ther ! mo-thcr ! come  and  look ; 

See  what  a lit-tle  heap ! 

My  Kit-ty’s  in  the  draw-er  here, 

All  cud-died  down  to  sleep.’ 

A boy  said  to  a lamb, 

‘ Pray  how’s  your  ma-ma  ?’ 
But  the  lit-tle  sheep  ans-wer-ed 
Him  no-thing  but  ba-a  ? 


PIC'I'OBIAL  SCFTOOB  PRTMEK. 


LUCY  SHOWING  HEU  CHRISTMAS  PRESENT, 


I have  a little  doll, 

I take  care  of  her  clothes, 
She  has  soft  flaxen  hair ; 
And  her  name  is  Rose. 


She  has  pretty  blue  eyes, 
And  a very  small  nose, 
And  a cunning  little  mouth 
And  her  name  is  Rose. 


I have  a little  bed-stead 
Where  my  dolly  may  repose, 
Or  sit  up  like  a lady ; 

And  her  name  is  Rose. 


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the  PTCTOPJA.L  SCHOOL 


RIDING  ON  THE  ELEPHANX’s  BACK. 


The  COW  has  a horn,  and  the  fish  has  a gill ; 

The  horse  has  a hoof,  and  the  duck  has  a bill ; 
The  bird  has  a wing,  that  on  high  he  may  sail ; 
The  li-on  has  a mane,  and  the  mon-key  a talk 
They  swim  or  they  fly,  they  walk  or  they  eat. 
With  fin,  or  with  wmg,  or  Muth  bill,  or  with  feet ; 
And  John  has  two  hands,  with  five  fingers  on  each, 
On  pur-pose  to  work  wfith,  to  hold  or  to  reach  ; 
No  bird,  beast  or  fish-es,  for  work  or  for  pla}^ 
Have  any  thing  half  so  con-ve-ni-ent  as  they. 


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ICTORIAL  SCHOOL  PRIMER. 


•sum 


Hedore-hoof 


Ar-ma-dil-lo, 


31 


THE  PICTORIAL  SCHOOL  PRIMER. 


THE  WALK  AFTER  A SNOW  STORM 


JANE  FEEDING  THE  POOR  ROBIN. 


One  winter’s  day,  the  wind  blew 
And  fast  came  down  the  snow 
A Robin  much  too  weak  to  fly, 
Hopp’d  in  the  yard  below. 

Jane  threw  him  crumbs,  and 
Her  welcome  guest  he ’s  been ; 
And  often,  when  the  children 


THE  PICTORIAL  SCHOOL  PRIMER. 


GOING  OUT  TO  THE  FIELDS, 


Come,  my  chil-dren,  come  a-way  I 
For  the  sum  shines  bright  to  day ; 
Lit-tle  chil-dren,  come  with  me, 
Birds  and  brooks  and  po-sies  see  ; 
Quick-ly,  quick-ly,  come  a-way! 
For  it  is  a plea-sant  day. 


Ev-e-ry  thing  is  laugh-ing,  sing-ing, 
All  the  pret-ty  flow'-ers  are  spring-ing 
See  the  kit-ten  full  of  fun 
Sport-ing  in  the  pleas-ant  sun. 
Chil-dren  too  may  sport  and  play, 

For  it  is  a pleas-ant  day. 


m 

mh 

ptij 

i 

PRIMER. 


GO  TO  SLEEP,  MY  DARLING  BABY  ! 


Hush ! my  dear,  lie  still  and  slum-ber ! 

Ho-ly  an-gels  guard  thy  bed ! 
Heav-en-ly  bless-ings  with-out  num-ber 
Gent-ly  fall-ing  on  thy  head. 

Soft  and  ea-sy  is  thy  cra-dle  ; 

Coarse  and  hard  thy  Sa-viour  lay ! 
When  his  birth-place  was  a sta-ble, 

And  his  soft-est  bed  was  hay. 


The  dove  is  a gentle  bird, 
and  never  quarrels  with  its 

mate. 

Children  should  learn  from 
this  pretty  bird  to  be  kind 
and  gentle  to  all. 


35 


. the  PrCTOEIAI,  P 


EASY  LESSONS  IN  ONE  SYLLABLE. 

The  Wolf. 

Come  here,  Frank,  and 
what  beast  this  is. 
It  is  a wolf.  Some  wolves 
m black ; but  far  to  the 

north  they  are  brown  and 
gray.  They  have  sharp 
teeth,  and  are  strong  and 
fierce,  and  have  been  known  to  kill  and  eat  men. 

Wolves  live  in  the  woods,  and  in  dens,  and 
live  on  flesh. 

The  Swan.' 

We  next  come  to  the 
swan ; which  is  a large 
fowl  of  the  goose  kind.  It 
^ neck,  short  legs, 
and  is  as  white  as  snow. 

W same  as  that 

of  the  goose.  Their  eggs 
are  white  and  large ; and 
"■'■  ...-  .■  ^ . they  hatch  them  in  two 

nonths.  The  young  swans  are  gray. 

The  Frog. 

Look  here,  Charles, 
see  this  frog ! What 
think  of  him? 
white,  brown 
and  green.  Some  folks 
eat  its  flesh,  and  call  it 
■■  .r=::.r.=^^  ■ ' goofl  food.  Thcy  do 

no  harm.  They  make  a loud  noise  in  the  night, 
and  are  known  as  bull  frogs. 


CHARLES  AT  PLAY  IN  THE  GARDEN. 

Come  here,  Charles,  and  I will  hear  your  task. 
Put  by  your  play  now,  for  it  is  too  hot.  It  is 
now  noon. 

Where  does  the  sun  rise  ? In  the  east.  Where 
doel^it  set  ? In  the  west.  F ar  to  the  north  it  is 
cold  ; but  to  the  south  it  is  warm. 

The  wind  blows.  Which  way  does  it  blow  ? 
It  blows  from  the  -south.  The  south  wind  is 
warm  Tire  north  Mund  is  cold ; the  east  rvind 
■will  brino-  a storm  of  rain. 


THE  ITCTOKIAL  SCHOOL  PRIMER. 


MARY  VIEWING  THE  SETTING  SUN. 


Come  here  Mary,  and  look  at  the  sun.  It  is 
in  the  west.  In  a short  time  it  will  set.  We 
can  looli  at  the  sun  now,  for  it  is  not  so  bright 
as  it  w'as  at  noon. 

See  how  fine  the  clouds  are  ! The  sun  goes 
down  quite  fast.  Now  we  can  see  but  half  of  it. 
The  hills  hide  it  from  our  view. 

The  moon  shines  to  give  us  light  in  the  night, 
when  the  sun  is  out  of  sight. 

O how  good  God  is  to  give  us  these  things. 


THE  PICTORIAL  SCHOOL  PRIMER. 


Dra-ffon 


Here  goes  Tom  Truant  down  to  the  pond  to 
play  with  the  ducks,  instead  of  going  to  school 
as  he  told  his  poor  mother  he  would.  But  Tom 
has  got  to  be  a sad  boy.  He  has  kept  the  com- 
pany of  bad  boys  so  long  that  he  don’t  mind  tel- 
ling lies  now.  See  how  ragged  and  dirty  he 
looks,  and  it  is  all  because  he  don’t  love  to  go  to 
school,  and  be  a good  boy.  Tom  will  surei_, 
come  to  a bad  end.  Ignorance  and  vice  always 
go  hand  in  hand.  If  Tom  does  not  die  in  a 
prison,  or  in  the  poor-house,  it  will  be  a wonder. 


clean  '■n'l.  nice 


SPINNING 


Lucy  and  her  little  brother  John. were  orphans, 
but  they  had  a kind  grand-mother,  who  took  care 
of  them  when  they  were  very  little  children. 
She  early  taught  them  to  read,  and  to  love  good 
books  ; for  she  used  to  say,  good  books  were  chil- 
dren’s best  friends,  while  bad  books  were  their 
greatest  enemies.  Always  when  Sunday  came 


Lucy  and  John 
■’"VYssed 


were  seen  eromg  to  Sabbajh 
so  iW  -J- 


i- 


i 


1 


THE  PICTOKIAL  SCHOOL  PEIMER. 


LITTLE  HARRY  AND  FARMER  JOHN, 


Farmer  John ! farmer  John  ! cried  little  Henry 
Learn-well,  will  you  let  me  ride  on  the  bags  of 
grain  to  the  mill. 

Why,  yes,  I will,  little  Harry,  as  you  are  said 
to  bo  such  a wise  lad.  But  first  tell  me  how 
many  barley-corns  make  an  inch  ? 

H'lrry  instantly  replied.  Three  ; and  Twelve 
■ hes  make  a foot ; three  feet  make  a yard: 


make  i 


Shad. 


Sal-mon. 


Mack-er-el. 


Weak-fish. 


Black-fish. 


Dol-phin. 


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Tilis  little  girl  is  the  very  picture  of  ill-nature. 
Her  fond  mother  has  spoiled  her  by  indulgence. 
See  what  a fit  of  passion  she  is  in,  because  she 
cannot  do  what  she  pleases  with  her  little  cous-n’s 
doll.  Now  little  Emma  had  come  full  forty  miles 
to  visit  her,  and  had  brought  with  her  all  her 
pretty  play  things,  to  amuse  them  while  she  staid 
in  the  country.  But  she  was  glad  to  return  home 
again,  to  get  rid  of  her  bad-behaved  cousin  ; and 
she  told  her  mamma  .she  never  wanted  to  go  any 
more  to  ’ ' ’ 


visit  such  a cross  girl  as  she  was. 


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THE  PIOTORTAL  SCHOOL  PRIMER. 


GOING  ON  A VISIT, 


had  beea  o-be-di-eiit  to  their  kind  pa-rents,  and 
were  per-mibtcd  to  vis-itN their  con. -.-his  hx- 

a-bo’  -i  ^'iip'o  miles  a-cross  the  fields,  bee,  they 
t sed  through  the  gate,  and  in  a lit-tle 
vfiil^lwiil  cross,  the  bridge.  How  hap-py  they 
are.  Oood  chil-dren  are  al-ways  hap-py,  while 
ill-tern-jlpr-ed  and  dis-o-be-di-ent  chil-dren  are 
sure  to  be  in  trou-ble.  Ed-ward  and  Ma-ry  re- 
turn-ed  home  in  the  eve-nmg  much  pleas-ed  with 
their  day’s  vis-it. 


SUSAN  KINDLY  AND  HER  SCHOLAR. 


Come,  Lydia,  while  we  are  wait-ing  for  the  Sab-  |) 
ly  bath  school  to  be-gin,  I will  show  you  the  grave  of  (f 
if.  dear  lit-tle  Jen-ny,  my  or-phan  scho-lar.  |t] 

i)  Plere  it  is  ! the  grass  has  but  just  began  to  grow  14 
I on  it.  ^ ^ 

i Why  did  she  die  ? asked  Lyd-ia.  W 

!'  ^ It  was  God’s  will,  my  love,  to  take  away  her  spi-  y| 
j rit,  while  she  was  yet  a little  girl.  ' m 

God  gives  us  life,  and  calls  us  to  die  when  he  u| 
' jMeases  : we  must  love  Him,  and  pray  to  Him,  and  fj 


THE  PICTOKIAL  SCHOOL  PRIMER. 


SHE  child’s  evening  prayer, 


Now  I lay  me  down  to  sleep, 

I pray  the  Lord  my  soul  to  keep 
If  I should  die  before  I wake, 

I pray  the  Lord  my  soul  to  take. 


THE  LORDS  PRAYER. 

Our  F ather  who  art  in  heaven.  Hallowed  be 
thy  name.  Thy  kingdom  come.  Thy  will  be 
done  on  earth,  as  it  is  in  heaven.  Give  us  this 
day  our  daily  bread.  Forgive’  our  sins,  as  we  for- 
give our  enemies.  Lead  us  not  into  temptation, 
but  deliver  us  from  axi  l I or  thine  is  the  kingdom, 
the  power,  and  ib.  glory  forever.  Amen. 


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A NEW  iOlVIiVlON  SCHOOL  DICTIONARY. 

Nearly  Four  Hundred  Thousand  copies  of  this  book  have  been  sold  since 
its  publication,  and  the  demand  is  steadily  increasing.  Retail  price  20  cents. 

SPELLER  AND  DEFINER, 

OR 

A Sequel  to  Webster’s  Elementary  Spelling  Book ; 

CONTAINING 

A choice  Selection  of  about  12,000  of  the  most  useful  Words  in  the  Eng- 
lish Language^  with  their  Definitions,  and  a Key  to  their  Pronuncia- 
tion, intended  to  be  used  as  a Spelling  Book  and  a Dictionary. 

Br  WILLIAM  G.  WEBSTER, 

SON  OP  THE  LATE  NOAH  WEBSTER,  LL.  D. 


Commendatory  Notices  worth  Reading*. 

A New  School  Book. — While  the  country  is  almost  inundated  with  new 
works,  designed  for  the  use  of  schools,  of  greater  or  less  pretensions  to  merit,  it 
is  not  always  upon  examination,  that  those  about  which  most  is  said,  are  most 
worthy  of  attention  and  patronage.  We  have  before  us  a new  work,  which, 
upon  a careful  perusal,  has  our  unqualified  approbation.  It  is  a “ Speller  and 
Definer,”  or  a Sequel  to  Webster’s  Elementary  Spelling  Book.  It  may  bo  used 
with  decided  advantage  both  as  a spelling-book  and  dictionary.  If  this  work 
shall  attain  the  success  to  which  its  merits  entitle  it,  it  will  outlive  a multitude 
of  ephemeral  publications,  as  the  spelling-book  which  it  is  designed  to  accom- 
pany, has  already  done.  It  needs  only  to  be  known,  to  be  appreciated. — James- 
town Journal, 


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To  William  G.  Webster. — 

Dear  Sir:  Your  little  work  has  fallen  into  my  hands,  and  I have  looked  it 
over  with  much  interest.  It  seems  to  me  to  be  just  such  a work  as  was  greatly 
needed  in  our  primary  schools.  It  is  hardly  extravagant  to  say  that  the  great 
business  of  school  education  is  to  acquire  a knowledge  of  words  and  of  their 
accurate  and  precise  signification ; for,  he  who  knows  all  the  words  in  his  native 
language,  and  understands  the  precise  meaning  of  each  word,  lias  at  command 
all  the  knowledge  of  which  his  language  is  the  vehicle;  and  I regard  it  as  a 
wise  educational  measure  to  begin,  at  the  earliest  practicable  period  in  the  pro- 
cess of  education,  to  make  children  acquainted  with  the  exact  nieaning  of  the 
words  which  they  learn  to  spell. 

When  I remember  how  often  I spelled  over  the  long  columns  of  words,  in  the 
spelling-book  of  my  childhood  and  yc4ith,  not  one  fourth  part  of  which  I knew 
the  meaning  of,  and  consider  what  an  immense  advantage  it  would  have  been 
to  me,  if  I had  been  trained  as  thoroughly  in  defining  as  I was  in  spelling  tho.Ko 
words,  I can  not  but  rejoice  for  humanity’s  sake,  and,  in  behalf  of  the  cause  of 
education,  thank  you  for  the  excellent  service  you  have  done  that  cause;  and 
: my  rejoicing^is  enhanced  by  the  hope  and  belief  that  this  little  work  bearing  the 
venerated  name  of  V\^ebster,  will  be  universally  received  into  the  schools  of 
our  wide-spread  country.  For,  I regard  that  man  as  eminently  a benefactor  to 
my  beloved  country,  who  by 'his  true  and  acknowledged  excellence  as. laborer 
in  the  cause  of  education,  shall  send  the  same  elementary  spelling-book  into 
every  primary  school  in  the  Union ; thereby  making  us  a people  of  one  tongue, 
and  almost,  by  necessary  consequence,  a people  of  one  heart. 

Pre-eminently  has  your  honored  father  been  a blessing  to  his  country  in  this 
respect,  and  may  I not  hope  that  his  mantle  has  fallen  upon  his  son,  and  that 
you  will  nobly  sustain  and  perpetuate  the  honors  of  his  name  ? 

Very  respectfully,  yours,  SYLVESTER  GRAHAM. 


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OR, 


TOE  OUTLIMS  OF  BljUM  PHYSIOLOGY. 


I;  / 


BY  MRS.  JANE  TAYLOR. 


Designed  for  the  TTse  of  families  and  Schools. 

A Letter  from  a Kentucky  School  Teacher 
Mr.  Geo.  F.  Cooledge— 

Dear  Sir  • — Having  seen  a little  book  published  by  you  entitled 
Wouldst  Know  Thyself’^  or  the  Outlines  of  Physiology,  by  ^Mrs. 
Jane  Taylor,  I am  much  pleased  with  it,  and^shall  use  my  influence 
to  have  it  introduced  into  all  the  schools  within  my  reach.  I have 
never  met  with  a book  I think  calculated  to  be  of  so  much  general 
benefit : for  in  many  parts  of  the  Country  the  study  of  Physiology  has 
beep  overlooked  and  almost  entirely  neglected,  owing  doubtless  to 
the  great  scarcity  of  suitable  books  for  beginners  and  the  difficulty  of 
obtaining  them. 

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familiar  ei^en  to  small  children;  yet  I am  aware  that  it  is  the  most 
neglected  of  all  other  studies ; and  strange  though  it  may  seem,  there 
arc  very  many  grown-up  people  who  do  not  even  know  the  significa- 
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I have  been  engaged  as  a teacher  of  youth  for  about  two  years, 
previous  to  which  I made  some  pretensions  to  the  healing  art stud- 
ied inedlcint^  and  began  the  practice,  but  soon  became  utterly  dis- 
gusu,«d  with  trying  to  restore  people  to, health  by  what  I conceived  to 
be  very.  Uiefficient  and  inconsistent  means. 

I Vnen  concluded  to  turn  my  attention  to  School-teaching,  to  try  to 
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